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I'm a grad (twice) of UC, though not Berserkly. I find it a bit amusing that at flagship university of the Left, union organizers stomp on the message of the democratic party, 2 years in advance of the next contract talks.

Let me get this straight: the janitors have two years left on their contract, but they are on strike? Are they under the impression that janitorial workers are highly trained and irreplaceable? It's an illegal strike; fire the lot and hire people who actually want the jobs.

There's nothing wrong with crossing an informational picket line - different story if it's a strike. But my union operates under the RLA - can any other union readers here comment on how crossing is viewed in this case.

After four years of mush-filling the new graduates get a real education on diverstiy. The exculsivity that Democratic graduation speakers have is appalling. And how willing they are to be lead around by the lowest common denominator.

Why the heck are they having a non-attorney, who happens to be chair of one of the two big political parties, speak at a law school graduation?

Talk about being blatently political. This guy isn't even an elected official any more, and when he was one, had probably almost the least impact of any governor in the country. It isn't like the Governator, who handles billions in revenue, deals with diversity, etc.

In short, what did Dean have to offer these graduates that was worth listening to?

I find the whole thing absurd. First, you have presumably civil servants illegally striking. Then you have politically correct politicians refusing to cross their picket line.

Of course, CA isn't as bad as some places in Europe these days. The militar in some of the countries there are unionized. Can you imagine them going on strike over working conditions or pay when ordered to war? Or the French backing down on cutting back on security for new hires in order to increase employment?

I found the funniest part of this story to be that Dennis the Menace had been asked to speak - what would he have spoken about? How he dragged my hometown of Cleveland into default while under his watch, or that he was such a pathetic presidential candidate that he held a 'have breakfast w/Dennis' during his campaign.

So if Dean had decided to cross the picket line, I wouldn't be reading any posts here about what a hypocrite he is to declare himself a friend of the working man, yet refucing to honor a picket line?

And david, I don't know why I'm taking the time to respond to your drivel, but I hardly think being a Democrat means we're disqualified from being rich because it goes against our teachings about the "virtues of socialism." Any more than a Republican shouldn't talk about civil rights because it goes against their techings about the virtues of racism.

And Drill Sgt., on what do you base your assertion that McCain and Rice were deemed "not qualified?" McCain is giving commencement addresses at the New School and Columbia, while Rice is giving the commencement address at Boston College. Exactly how many commencment addresses do you think these two should give? Or for that matter, how many do you think they have time for?

1. Yes, you would not.2. "techings about the virtues of racism"? I guess I missed that at my local VRWC meeting. OTOH, "virtues of socialism." is SOP at these schools. How have you missed that.3.As I am sure you are aware, the "not qualified" is reference to the opposition to these speakers by schools such as those mentioned. Pretty much everyone in the rational world thinks they are more than qualified. But you already knew that.

Please be specific. David said millionaire, left wing Democrats teach the virtues of socialism over capitalism. Since you seem to in agreement, I'd like to know which left wing millionaires you have in mind, and when they engaged in this teaching. Or is this just another cheap, stupid slur?